Gosh! i woke up just as Chris Kennedy, the referee, blew the half time whistle. I cursed myself for missing the first half actions. Now i had 15 minutes to made my self some coffee, take a quick bath and prepare myself for the second half.
I did so and was in front of the TV promptly as the ref signalled the beginning of the second 45 minutes of football match between Liverpool and AS Roma. From the commentator, i learnt that the halftime score was 1-1. AS Roma opened the score and was promptly retaliated by Liverpool's new signing Djibril Cisse.
Liverpool turned up with their usual lacklustre performance that made me wonder why i root for this club at the first place. It was all about deep defending and occasional counterattack.Riise and Murphy made sporadic runs at the left and right flank respectively but the crosses never found the right customer. It was Roma who came close to scoring at 55th minute. Panucci drove a fleeting cross from the left and Candela hit the post from less than 6 yards. Panucci had another go at the hour mark when his curved shot hit the bar with Dudek at no man's land. The rebound fell to Candela but he couldn't quite connect. This time Dudek was right where all Liverpool fans around the world wanted him to be. In response to this battery, Murphy fired a freekick a mile high.
It was beginning to look like a bad day at the office for Michael Owen who had been prowling harmlessly at the front without firing a single shot, until the 85th minute. Following a Liverpool counter-attack, Roma's defender clearance rebounded off Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamman and the ball fell right into the path of the last man you want to see unmarked in the box . Yep, Michael Owen. Calm as a coma, the Liverpool man fired a thunderous shot with surgical precision past the goalkeeper. The poor man didn't stand a chance whatsoever.
The goal sparked a new life to the match. In the last 5 minutes Roma players besieged the Anfield boys. They came close to equalizing several times but Liverpool fought tooth and nail to secure the victory and the Kops got what they came there to see. Final score: Liverpool 2 - AS Roma 1.
Wednesday, August 04, 2004
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
Kasbon
Aaaah..akhirnya aku kasbon lagi. Pengeluaranku banyak banget bulan ini (sigh!). Mana banyak kondangan lagi...
Darn! Darn! Darn! Baru Jum'at kemaren aku terima tunjangan, sekarang udah harus kasbon..boro-boro bisa nabung! Gaji? jangan tanya soal gaji. Sampai Juni 2006 aku nggak akan terima gaji..udah kepotong pinjaman BRI.
Bapak, Ibu..akhirnya aku turuti jejakmu..kasbon lagi..kasbon lagi...
PS: saya berjanji mulai saat ini akan menjadi pengelola keuangan yang baik..setidaknya untuk diri sendiri..
Darn! Darn! Darn! Baru Jum'at kemaren aku terima tunjangan, sekarang udah harus kasbon..boro-boro bisa nabung! Gaji? jangan tanya soal gaji. Sampai Juni 2006 aku nggak akan terima gaji..udah kepotong pinjaman BRI.
Bapak, Ibu..akhirnya aku turuti jejakmu..kasbon lagi..kasbon lagi...
PS: saya berjanji mulai saat ini akan menjadi pengelola keuangan yang baik..setidaknya untuk diri sendiri..
Who Would Have Thought?
A friend of mine called the other day. He's working for Jakarta Post and currently working on an article about DAU (Dana Alokasi Umum-General Allocation Fund). Since it is the core business of my department he thought he'd see me and get a rough picture before he interviewed a higher ranking officer.
So i made a copy of the material and on the appointed time we met and go through it over lunch, which consisted of an excellent portion of fried rice and chicken in sesame oil. He's one hardworking son of a bitch, i got to hand it to him. He worked his way up from various pulp-newspapers before finally landed a lucrative job at the Post.
During the course of the discussion, he suddenly stopped, looked around, we were eating at a cafeteria in BUMN building by the way, and muttered," You know, back then at the university, who would have thought that one day you and me will be sitting here discussing economics..." He's got a point there. We both hated economics. I used to shudder with disgust everytime i had to translate economic texts. I did it anyway, though. I needed the money.
During the days in jogja, aeons ago, our topic of conversation, drunk or sober, was limited to movies, games, lectures, girls and ways to cheat during exams. We spent sleepless nights watching pirated movies (back then we couldnt even afford to rent original VCDs) or trying to find ways to defeat Zerg Armies in Starcraft. I proofread his graduating paper making sure he didnt make too many grammatical errors. He lent me his motorcycle so i could go out on dates. There were so many financial exchange between us i forgot who owes who..and how much.. We went on road trips and planned class outings. He arranged every detail of my Student Association Chairman campaign...My other friend and i went to Jakarta to calm him down when his 6-year girlfriend dumped him..
Yet, who would have thought? Who would have thought he and i would end up where we are now? I have always thought that i would end up being a teacher and live peacefully in Jogja. And he..god knows what he wanted to be..he kept changing his mind every two seconds..one day he wanted to work for the UN and the the next day he announced that he wanted to start an internet business. Who would have thought?
Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you gonna get, said Ol' Forrest gump.
Life is a roller coaster..or in my case, maybe a merry-go-round..
Anyway, whatever life is..a hair-raising rollercoaster or a peaceful merry-go-round..i'm old enough to learn that you better enjoy the ride..
So i made a copy of the material and on the appointed time we met and go through it over lunch, which consisted of an excellent portion of fried rice and chicken in sesame oil. He's one hardworking son of a bitch, i got to hand it to him. He worked his way up from various pulp-newspapers before finally landed a lucrative job at the Post.
During the course of the discussion, he suddenly stopped, looked around, we were eating at a cafeteria in BUMN building by the way, and muttered," You know, back then at the university, who would have thought that one day you and me will be sitting here discussing economics..." He's got a point there. We both hated economics. I used to shudder with disgust everytime i had to translate economic texts. I did it anyway, though. I needed the money.
During the days in jogja, aeons ago, our topic of conversation, drunk or sober, was limited to movies, games, lectures, girls and ways to cheat during exams. We spent sleepless nights watching pirated movies (back then we couldnt even afford to rent original VCDs) or trying to find ways to defeat Zerg Armies in Starcraft. I proofread his graduating paper making sure he didnt make too many grammatical errors. He lent me his motorcycle so i could go out on dates. There were so many financial exchange between us i forgot who owes who..and how much.. We went on road trips and planned class outings. He arranged every detail of my Student Association Chairman campaign...My other friend and i went to Jakarta to calm him down when his 6-year girlfriend dumped him..
Yet, who would have thought? Who would have thought he and i would end up where we are now? I have always thought that i would end up being a teacher and live peacefully in Jogja. And he..god knows what he wanted to be..he kept changing his mind every two seconds..one day he wanted to work for the UN and the the next day he announced that he wanted to start an internet business. Who would have thought?
Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you gonna get, said Ol' Forrest gump.
Life is a roller coaster..or in my case, maybe a merry-go-round..
Anyway, whatever life is..a hair-raising rollercoaster or a peaceful merry-go-round..i'm old enough to learn that you better enjoy the ride..
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